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Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for August 22nd The last Jewish settlers leave the Gaza Strip; President Bill Clinton signs welfare reform into law; Black Panthers’ co-founder Huey Newton killed; Sci-fi author Ray Bradbury and singer Tori Amos born. Breakfast Tune Devil’s Dream Something to think about, Breakfast News & Blogs …

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Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for August 15th Allies mark VJ-Day as World War II effectively ends; Woodstock begins; France’s Napoleon Bonaparte born; India gains independence; Blast hits Omagh, N. Ireland; ‘The Wizard of Oz’ premieres in Hollywood. Breakfast Tune Hendrix on Banjo | Banjo Bonanza Episode 13 July 14, 2020 …

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Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for August 8th President Richard Nixon says he’ll resign; Thieves stage Britain’s ‘Great Train Robbery’; Nazi saboteurs in the U.S. executed during World War II; Mexico’s Emiliano Zapata and actor Dustin Hoffman born. Breakfast Tune Never Learn – Devil Makes Three Banjo Cover Something to think …

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Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for August 1st A shooting rampage takes place at the University of Texas clock tower; Germany declares war on Russia in World War I; Adolf Hitler opens the Berlin Olympics; Author Herman Melville born; MTV debuts. Breakfast Tune Dave Hum – Sailor’s Hornpipe Something to think …

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The Breakfast Club (Multitasking) Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for July 25th Andrea Doria begins to sink after a collision in the North Atlantic; An Air France Concorde crashes outside Paris; First ‘test-tube’ baby born; Golfer Ben Hogan dies; ‘A Chorus Line’ opens on Broadway. Breakfast Tune Faith Nolan @ Occupy …

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Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for July 18th The Spanish Civil War begins; Sen. Ted Kennedy’s passenger dies when he drives his car off a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island; South Africa’s Nelson Mandela and musician Ricky Skaggs born. Breakfast Tune Philadelphia Lawyer – Kyle Tuttle Something to think about, Breakfast News …

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Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for July 11th America normalizes diplomatic ties with Vietnam; Aaron Burr mortally wounds Alexander Hamilton in a duel; Skylab makes a fiery return to Earth; Babe Ruth’s major league debut; Laurence Olivier dies. Breakfast Tune Porch Song – Widespread Panic – Banjo Cover Something to think …

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Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for July 4th America’s Declaration of Independence; Former Presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson die on same day; Israel’s raid at Entebbe; West Point opens; Lou Gehrig’s farewell to baseball; Neil Simon born. Breakfast Tune Pete Seeger – This Land is Your Land Something to think …

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Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for June 27th U.S. air and naval forces ordered into the Korean War; John Dean testifies about the Nixon White House’s ‘enemies list’; Stonewall riots spark the modern gay rights movement; Actor Jack Lemmon dies. Breakfast Tune Dom Flemons Performs at Sway-At-Home Fest III Something to …

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Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for June 20th Lizzie Borden found innocent of a grisly double murder; Britain’s Queen Victoria begins rule; Race-related rioting hits Detroit; Muhammad Ali convicted in Vietnam War-era draft case; ‘Jaws’ premieres Breakfast Tune Pete Seeger & Fred Hellerman – Draft Dodger Rag (Live at the Phil …

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